Memphis Blizzard

On Friday night, March 7, exactly one year and one day since the moving van delivered us to Memphis, we caught our first, and hopefully only, snow storm. It began as a light dusting around the city at 2PM. By the time we walked the dogs at 11PM, it was snowing sideways with more than two inches on the ground. Snow swirled around the dogs as they attempted to take a last dump. John moaned as I had given away his heavy winter parka last spring when the heat hit 80% in April. How was I to know that it might actually get wintry here?

The morning brought sunshine, glistening scenery and crispy air. Pink tulip tree blossom petals peeped through their snow covers. Icey sidewalks crunched beneath our feet as I walked the dogs . We moved onto the grass to keep our footing as we walked along the path by the Mississippi River.

Joe-Joe had never seen snow before so he was confused by the white stuff. He couldn't decide whether to pee on it or eat it, so he did both. Fred jumped for joy, remembering Baltimore winters. I let him off the leash in the boulevard promenade to run in circles and roll in the fluffy stuff. Joe-Joe seriously questioned his sanity.

We had prepared ourselves for the worst by renting a half dozen movies. We actually got through three of them by Sunday afternoon -- Michael Clayton, American Gangster and Waitress. All worthy of a snow in camp.

John got his cooking itch from being trapped by the snow. We shopped for his favorite fixings. He made pizza, dough and all from scratch, Saturday afternoon. It was cold outside, but most of the snow had melted in our little patio between the garage and the back of the house by late afternoon. John easily fired up the wood charcoal grill. The product was yummy, as always.

The new week has brought us Spring. It'll reach 60 degrees today with small increases throughout the week. J and I will venture into the city for manicure, pedicure (me) and massage (her) this afternoon. We plan to visit the Zoo and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens later in the week as the the planet warms. Hopefully, some of the spring flowers will be out by the end of the week. Before the snow, we had crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths as well as the tulip tree blossoms in our neighborhood.